1
: a country estate
2
: the rural or suburban residence of a wealthy person
3
British
: a detached or semidetached urban residence with yard and garden space
Examples of villa in a Sentence
They rented a seaside villa for two weeks.
a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico
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In June, it was announced that the festival’s colorful founder, Jean-Pierre Blanc, would step down amid a saga that unspooled with as many twists and turns as the switchback road leading up to the villa.
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Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Back were the villas and the apartments, the chauffeurs and the mistresses swaddled in foreign luxury.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles was also the stage for the third most-expensive home sale in the country this year, with a seven-bedroom white villa at 630 Nimes Rd built in 2007 going under contract for $110 million.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With 2,000-year-old ancient Roman roads and Etruscan tombs, grand villas, papal palaces, charming medieval towns, rolling countryside, and unforgettable food and wine, Lazio has something for every traveler.
—Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
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Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Back were the villas and the apartments, the chauffeurs and the mistresses swaddled in foreign luxury.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles was also the stage for the third most-expensive home sale in the country this year, with a seven-bedroom white villa at 630 Nimes Rd built in 2007 going under contract for $110 million.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
With 2,000-year-old ancient Roman roads and Etruscan tombs, grand villas, papal palaces, charming medieval towns, rolling countryside, and unforgettable food and wine, Lazio has something for every traveler.
—Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Villa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villa. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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villa
noun
vil·la
ˈvil-ə 
1
: a country estate
2
: a large expensive house usually located in the country
Biographical Definition
Villa
biographical name
Vil·la
ˈvē-yə
Francisco 1878–1923
Pancho
ˈpän-(ˌ)chō
ˈpan-
Villa originally Doroteo Arango Mexican bandit and revolutionary
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